Research & Commentary - Education
James VonderHaar - August 26, 2009
The evidence is in: If your goal is efficiency and saving tax dollars, K-12 education voucher programs are an astounding success.Florida’s voucher ... (read more)
Karla Dial - April 14, 2009
In a marketplace, cash follows the consumer. Institutions that provide value to consumers flourish, and those that do not wither. But that’s not true ... (read more)
Brian Costin - March 11, 2009
Student achievement in Georgia is simply awful, and the state’s high school dropout rate puts it near dead-last in the country on this measure as ... (read more)
Matthew Glans - August 23, 2008
One of the great tragedies affecting higher education today is the overpricing of an education that carries less and less value. Reliance on government ... (read more)
Gregory Cooke - March 02, 2008
In the real world, cash follows the consumer, causing institutions of worth to flourish, and those not of worth to wither. That's not true in education. ... (read more)
Heartland Staff - October 15, 2007
Across the country, school is back in session. Will No Child Left Behind (NCLB) be re-enrolled?
NCLB was initiated in 2001 with bipartisan support and ... (read more)
The Heartland Institute staff - July 12, 2007
As an elected official, you know the level at which you perform your duties is the final point of judgment used in determining whether or not you keep your ... (read more)
compiled by Michael Van Winkle - June 28, 2007
New technologies are changing and improving many aspects of our daily lives, from our jobs to our health, our hobbies, and even how we stay in touch with ... (read more)
Heartland Staff - May 30, 2007
This collection of articles explores how special-needs vouchers are a better way of providing children with physical and mental disability the quality education ... (read more)
Heartland Institute Staff - May 16, 2007
Those concerned with reforming America’s public education system are compelled by three goals: parents want their children to receive a quality education, ... (read more)
WHAT'S NEWBen Boychuk - March 19, 2010
Firing every teacher from a struggling Rhode Island high school is a spectacular display of what passes for accountability in education these days. But ... (read more)
Ben Boychuk - March 18, 2010
A standardized national curriculum wouldn’t make California’s kids smarter or well equipped to compete in the global economy, or even better ... (read more)
Ben DeGrow - March 19, 2010
Advocates of online education are praising a new national education technology initiative while touting the tremendous capacity of virtual schools to transform ... (read more)
Bruno Behrend - March 12, 2010
Diane Ravitch (“Why I Changed My Mind About School Reform,” March 9) illustrates why real education reform is too important to be left to “experts.”Her ... (read more)
George Clowes - March 16, 2010
Discussions on school choice in Illinois are currently focused on the Rev. Sen. James Meeks' school voucher bill and the use of public funds to pay for ... (read more)
Ben Boychuk - March 16, 2010
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan is scheduled to testify Wednesday on the Obama administration’s blueprint for reauthorizing the Elementary and ... (read more)
Ben Boychuk - March 16, 2010
President Obama’s plans for overhauling the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, also known as No Child Left Behind, leave behind choice and competition, ... (read more)
Sarah McIntosh - March 15, 2010
School choice activists in Arizona are asking the U.S. Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling that found the state’s 13-year-old tax credit ... (read more)
Rick Docksai - March 15, 2010
The high costs of building space in New York City fall hard on new charter schools, which have limited funds to pay rent. so the city’s Department ... (read more)
Kelly Gorton - March 15, 2010
The Colorado legislature is debating a trio of bills to tighten oversight of the Rocky Mountain State’s charter schools, while 38,000 children wait ... (read more)
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